Downtime Actually, the Biggest Roman Empire Freaks Are Women How often do men think of ancient Rome? Who cares! It’s these women who know it best. By Luke Winkie Sept 22, 20232:42 PM ...

In the early second century, the Roman governor Pliny tells of two slave women he tortured who were deacons (Letter to Trajan 10.96). Other women were ordained as priests in fifth century Italy ...

Put simply, the trend operates on the premise that men think about the Roman Empire more often than women, so often, in fact, that the women in their lives are shocked by the frequency.

Women in ancient Rome were responsible for using birth control, and abortion was legal in ancient Rome. Family planning in ancient Roman times was a matter of life or death for many women.

Women’s vital roles in ancient Greek theater challenge the long-standing myth of an exclusively male-dominated performance culture.

Women are asking the men in their lives how often they think about ancient Rome. Their responses, posted online, can be startling in their frequency. By Callie Holtermann and Frank Rojas The Roman ...